fWW""frif14$Mil!fe,'VOLUME ft. NUMBER 22G.MAY PUT LUMBERON THE FREE LISTMove Was Indicated in the HouseYesterday at One of'the Democratic Program.HEAVY TOLL ON COSTLY SILKSAre Considered Luxuries by Underwood, Who is Told That DemandFollows the Fashions.LOW RATES ON NECESSITIESLeaders Believe They Should BeHade Cheap as PossibleMetalTariffs Up Today.Washington, Jan. 14.Free roughand dressed lumber, squared timber,shingles, retention'of approximatelythe present high tariff on the highergrades of silk, and reductions in thecheaper silks used by the commonpeople, and a penalizing drastic tariff bar to shut out "dynamite" silks,were indicated yesterday as parts ofthe expected Democratic revisionprogram.When hearings on the wood andsilk schedule! closed, sentiment favored the inclusion of these provisions,possibly together with free meats, ina tentative tariff plan. The ways andmeans committee will submit this tothe extra session of congress.The burden of the testimony onthe wood schedule was a plea for thepreservation of the present tariffrates. Silks, involving immense interests, presented a complexity oftechnicalities, perhaps' greater thanany of the other thirteen schedules ofthe tariff law.Horace Cheney of South Manchester, Conn., acted as spokesman of themanufacturers. He said:"Silks depend upon fashion. Ifwomen want anything they will paythe amount they have to, to get it."Chairman Underwood considersthat most silks are a luxury. He said:"We want to get a large amount ofrevenue on luxuries so we can putless tax on the necessities of life."The hearing today will be on themetal tariff.M. & I. TRAIN RACED MULESFROM BEMIDJI TO FARLEYTrainmen on the M. & I. road arelaughing at the crew in charge of thenorth bound passenger train last Friday night. The train was mannedby Engineer Leak, Fireman GeorgeBridgman and Conductor Bush. AtNorth Bemidji a span of mules tookthe track ahead of the train and inspite of frantic signals from Mr.Bush and rauceous tootings of theengine's whistle, the mules stayed infront until they got stuck in a bridgethis side of Farley.From Bemidji to Turtle River itwas a race. In spite of the best efforts of Fireman Bridgman, the traincould not gain a foot on the fleetfooted sons of Missouri. When thetrain slowed down for the TurtleRiver stop the mules disappearedaround the bend in a haze of flyingsnow. Near Farley the passengercaught up and found them stuck inthe bridge. It took the combinedefforts of train crew, engine crew anda few passengers to get the mules out.Fireman Bridgman said that hehated to run second to a pair ofmules. Passengers said that the M.& I. reminded them of a "slow trainthrough Arkansas."U. C. T. MANAGERS CHANGEDATES OF DANCING PARTIESThe committee in charge of the U.C. T. dances has made some changesin dates for future dances. The nextdance will be held at the city hall,Friday evening, January 17. Because Lent begins February thedance formerly scheduled 'for theseventh of that month has beenchanged to January 31, and the following dance after that date willnot be given until March 28.The dances given by the Commercial Travelers so far have been wellattended and the fund which is beingraised to send the local council tothe state convention at Crookston thecoming summer is growing.The members of the local councilwant to go "fight," when they go,and when Bemidji appears at thestate convention it will be there withthe Bemidji band and flying colors.Suggestions have been advanced bysome of Bemidji businessmen thatthe trip be made by automobile.j&tVaS'yj&KftSVi*-*SHENRY D. CLAYTON.Chairman of Houu Judioiary Comsmltt, Who Plana Truat Inquiry.Photo by American Press Association.LOUIS W. HILL REGRETS.H. C. Baer, secretary of the $3 Commercial club, this morning $received a telegram from Louis $S W. Hill regretting that he could $3 not attend the banquet at the SMarkham ^Thursday night. Gen- $$ eral Passenger Agent Noble also $S sent regrets, but will be repre- Ssented by Assistant Passenger $$ Agent Wilde. Mr. Baer and Mr. $$ Burke were selling tickets to 3S the banquet this morning. $s$ss$$e3e$se$ssTERRIFIC STORM ON ATLANTICDISABLES STEAMERS WHICH ARENOW CREEPING INTO NEW YORKBy United Tress.New York, Jan. 14.New tales ofthe terrific storms that have sweptthe North Atlantic during the pastweek reached port today, one broughtin, by the. battered CunarderCaroniaand another coming by wireless andtelling of"~thV'disa^biemetfP^or tirerHamberg-American freight steamerAbyssinia, which broke down in midocean and is now being towed to portby the White Star ..line freighterArmenian.According to the Caronia's commander, Capt. O. C. Rostron, the manwho brought the Carpathia to therescue of the Titanic's survivors, thevoyage just ended was the strongesthe ever experienced.The heavy wind and high seascontinued with unabated fury forover two days. The life boat wastorn from its moorings and sweptfar out to sea. The _captain duckedjust in time to let the heavy boatfly over his head, like an airship. Thewaves reached such gigantic proportions that the decks of the ship werealmost continually under water.CHRISTIAN SCIENCE DOCTORFREED OF MANSLAUGHTERBy United Press.New Orleans, Jan. 14.Declaringthat Christian Science practitionersdo not come-under the law for punishment of unqualified medical practitioners because "they use prayer andnot drugs or other, medical appliances," Judge John Fisher 'ri criminal court today released Robert J.Henderson, accused of illegal practice in the case of a thirteen-year-oldchild of P. Lawrence, who died ofdiphtheria.. 'Her father refused tocall a physician. Lawrence was freedwithout a trial on a manslaughtercharge several days ago.TWO KILLED FORTY INJUREDIN ENGLISH TRAIN WRECKBy United Preee.Birmingham, England, Jan. 14.-Two were killed and forty seriouslyinjured when an express train on theMidland railway crashed into an accommodation train at Bromfordbridge late Monday afternoon.SCOOPTHE CUBREPORTERMRS. SAM PAQUIN CALLED"j^v-'.i1Mrs. Sam Paquin, of Turtle River,died in the Samaritan hospital thisnoon, at the age of twenty-six. Shewas taken to the hospital Saturdayafter an illness of several monhs.MRS. SAM PAQUIN.Mrs. Paquin was formerly Miss IngaBrynildson, of Bemidji, and has manyfriends here. She was employed inthe Pioneer office for several monthsprior to her marriage a little overtwo years ago. Funeral arrangementswill be announced later.MASQUERADE "SKATE"Tonight at seven o'clock the rollermasquerade will begin and as overfifty pairs of skates have been reserved at present one of -the largestcrowds that ever atended anythingof this kind in Bemidji, is expected.Mr. MacLachlan has offered fourprizes for the best dressed and mostcomic costumes. At 9:30 all willunmask and everyone will be allowedto skate until eleven o'clock.,Bitra skate boys will be on handand everything possible will be arJ^anged "for the convenience of thosepresent. A refreshment stand willbe added and will probably be operated from now on A new supply ofplates and skate material was received yesterday and men have beenemployed to put old skates in repairso there will "be plenty of skates forall tonight. Three floor managerswill be employed' for this eveningand anyone out of order will be expelled from the hall.SUNDAY SCHOOL INSTITUTE.To be held in the PresbyterianChurch Sunday Afternoon andEvening, January 19, 1913.2:30 2:45 3:454:15V 4:4Afternoon Session.Praise service...V. .Rev: C. G. Chandler.Twentieth Century GoalsMrs. Jean E. flobart.Symposium:"Pastor's Relation /to theSunday School.""Duties and Qualificationsof Superintendent"Secretary's Records and Reports.""Duties of Treasurer.""Duties of Associate Superintendent.""Sunday School Enroll-ment."Open Parliament."The15 Power of the Story"Mrs! Jean E. Hobert./:_.:. Evening Session.8 Service of song.8:15 Tetf minutes with the Word,'8:25 -The Supreme Aim,".,.v'''.- .Mre.: Jean, ,E. Hobart.Everybody -interested in Sundayschool worked is urged to attend thisInstitute.-The* above program will be presented at i-iackduc Saturday morning and afternoon and at Funkley inthe evening. Chas, H. Flesher, county president.(Copyright.)GUILTY ON I COUNTSSenate Yesterday Convicted JudgeRobert Archbald and Barred HimFrom All Federal Offices.MISBEHAVIOR MISDEMEANORBy United Press.Washington, Jan 14.CommerceCourt Judge Archjrttld late Mondayafternoon wai^ -gi#iif*the maximum,,penalty under"theftiapejiclrihent^:fol^lowing his conviction on five chargesof the house. Removal, from the federal judiciary Including the commerce court and also disqualificationfrom ever holding any federal officewas the decision of the senate.Judge Robert W. Archbald was impeached for "misbehavior and misdemeanor in office." Archbald wasconvicted on fiv of thirteen articlesof impeachmentthe first, third,fifth and thirteenth.After a vote of three hours on theseparate articles the senate went intoexecutive session to decide whetherArchbald should be disqualified forever from holding public office oronly removed from the judiciary.Conviction of any of the thirteen articles carried the penalty, however,of removal from the bench, the highest vote was 68 to 8 against Archbaldon the first count, regarding his negotiations for the Katydid culm bank.The lowest vote against him was onArticle when only Senator Ashurstvoted "guilty."The impeachment proceedingsagainst Judge Archbald were startedearly in 1912 when complaint wasmade,to the interstate commerce commission and later to Attorney GeneralWickersham and President Taft thatJudge Archbald had been concernedin influencing railroads to grant himcertain favors in connection withcoal land-deals and the settlementsof cases involving c6al properties.The house of representatives calledupon President Taft for a copy of thecharges against the commerce courtjudge and in May, 1912, it began aninvestigation, through the judiciarycommittee which ended in the recommendation that Judge. Archbald beimpeached/V'1' o:Judge Archbald had admitted practically all of the facts as to his negotiations for culm properties but ineach case he maintained that the business negotiations were innocent inthemselves and that he had not inany way misused his judicial powerfCwttBued outlast pace).PREPARING FOR WARREAD PIONEER AD.Otto, John, Nels and J. N.HJelm, all of Domaas, came toBen idji today to look at a sawmill outfit which was advertisedr- in the Pioneer's want columns.The Hjelms are farmers at Domaas and intend to do somesawing next spring. They subscribed for the Pioneer in orderto get to touch with other livebargains and incidentally getthe county news,WHO PUT THE SIGN0N STANTON'S LAWN*This morning bright and early orsome time late last night a culprit,whose taste runs to bright colors, andwho apparently is one of those littleshort fellows Who cuts across lawnsin the summer time, erected a large,red, gaudy sign on the front lawn ofthe Dr. D. IJ. Stanton residence onBemidji avenue. The sign reads asfollows:"PLEASE KEEP OFF THE GRASS."These words apeared on both sidesof the big red placard in large blackletters."Did you erect the sign," was asked Doctor Stanton this morning. "No,I did not, but I wish I could find outwho did. It's the best stunt ever. IWant to thank the person for it."All day pedestrians have turned tolook at the new sign as they passedby the Stanton residence, and if itwas intended for a joke it serves itspurpose heter than anything else.The Stanton lawn is one of the manywhich was treated with little consideration during the grass season lastyear.BUYS THIRD CADILLAC.A. P. White has purchased a 1913Cadillac car from the Northern Automobile company. This is the thirdCadillac that Mr. White has purchased.LIBRARY WANTS MAGAZINESThe library board is anxious at alltimes to receive full sets of oldmagazines. These will be bound ifa set of six consecutive issues of amonthly publication is given. Having subscribed for the magazine index this year, the library is in aposition to supply more informationthan in the past. Many new bookshave recently been added and thelibrary is being used by more peopleeach month.Scoop Is Som Critic By "HOPAUSTRIARUSSIA-^iuHEADS LITTLE FORK BANKGeorge French, Former CountyTreasurer, Assumed Office ofCashier This Morning.IS NOW ONE OF SHELDON LINEBy a deal which was put throughtoday, the Sheldon interests havetaken over the A. D. Stephens' interosts/in the, first. State Bank of littleed the duties of cashier. Mr. Frenchand others interested in the dealwent to Little Fork this morning.GEORGE H. FRENCH.F. P. Sheldon, of Grand Rapids andMinneapolis, will probably be president of the reorganized bank. CharlesS. Jameson, the present vice presidentis a newspaper publisher of LittleFork and it cannot be stated at thistime whether or not he will retainhis office.It has been known here for sometime that a change was due in theLittle Fork bank. About threemonths ago, the Stephens' interestsgave out that Cashier Muus was tobe replaced by a Bemidji man but thechange did not materialize. Last weekA. D. Stephens and his son, of Crookston, visited Bemidji and then wentto Little Fork where the bank wasinspected.A dispatch from Little Fork lastweek stated that Mr. Muus would become the head of anotherwhich already has some orsubscribed.?%^*^2*? M***$* 'ormertt^^ examination of the aifairstreasurer of^eltramrcounty, assum-Jabankits stockANNUAL MEETINGS TODAYThe First National and NorthernNational banks are holding their annual meetings this afternoon in accordance with a federal act whichstates that they shall be held the second Tuesday in January.ISLAND LAKE MAYLOSE ITS CHARTERState Official! Find It Hat Failed toSend in Two Fef Cent of License Money to Fond.BELTRAMI COUNTY IS OUT $100Has Not Received Its Ten Per CentFor Two Yean, as Only FirstPayment Was Made.ONE SALOON IN THE VILLAGEHas Been Operating For Three YearsAnd Furnishes the Only SourceOf Revenue.Failure to pay Beltrami county$50 a year for the past two yearsand the state of Minnesota $10 ayear for.three years, may result inthe passing of Island Lake, a villageabout thirty miles ^orth of Bemidji.The village of Island Lake hasbeen incorporated for six years, hutin checking up the accounts of Minnesota villages, Public ExaminerAndrew Fritz found that Island Latahad not paid into the state inebriatefund the two per.cent of saloon license money received by hat village.As the Hickerson and Dickinsonsaloon is the only one operating therethe license money has amounted to$500 per year. Since the last trustees were elected three years ago,the saloon has paid in $1,500 licensemoney. It is. said that no improvements have been spade and that thevillage is bankrupt'.Examiner Fritz and Attorney General Smith w^efe in Bemidji Saturdayand drove to Island Lake returningSunday, afternoon. They made afthvIllagofo the village and at the state capitol yesterday announceW that whitethe village claimed to have had anelection last fall, the official .returnsdid not give the village figures. Mr.Fritz will further examine the village books and following his report.General Smith will determine whether or not the village has forfeited itsrights.A state law requires that there beat least 125 persons in a communitybefore a village can be incorporated.Island Lake has less than.fifty andit is believed that this- fact will alsoprove a point against it. Hickersonand Dickinson run the only saloonthere and it is said that one of thepartners has been serving on the village council.The affairs of Hickerson andDickinson have, been troubled forsometime past. Last summer a federalofficer caused the arrest of the menon charges of selling liquor to theIndians of the Red Lake reservationand those cases are still to come before the federal court. Last tall,they were arrested on a charge ofselling liquor on Sunday, the chargehaving been prefered by W. F. Dickens, agent at Red Lake. The chargeagainst Dickinson was dismissed.Hickerson was freed after a jurytrial. .i. .vCounty Auditor George said thismorning that the village had madethe payment into the ten per centfund three years ago when the saloonwas first started but* that no moneyhad been received since then. Shouldthe village charter be taken, awaythe saloon will pass to the control ofthe county commissioners. As It hasbeen a sore spot in the flesh of theadministration of the Red Lake reservation, there will probably he awarm fight before the commissionersshould any attempt be made to relicense the saloon. 1-^ .fanam~g^W:FARMER BADLY BEATEN, LEFTTO FREEZE HANDS AND FEETay vaitedRacine, Wis., Jan. 14.WilliamRowe, a prominent farmer living ohthe Rochester road, three miles northof Burlington was found lying un-kconscious in his corn field at teno'clock Sunday night and is believedto have been fatally injured in a fightwith pot-hunters. His skull *as3